Tag: Consumerism - Page 7
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Wall Street Kills Both Jobs and Planet. Main Street Can Save Them.
David C. Korten has argued before that we must "get rid of the Wall Street mafia", and he's made the case for economic biomimicry, building our economies by learning from the structure and dynamics of nature. As the US readies itself for Obama's big
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Airbnb Makes It Easier to Score Monthly Rentals and Sublets
Airbnb has helped make a major shift in how we rent space while traveling, extending the collaborative consumerism model to cover housing. Now instead of booking a hotel room, you can book a bed in some local's
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Dr. Michel Gelobter on Nukes, Republicans, Tech, and the Future of Energy (Podcast)
After seven years in government, seven years in non-profits, and seven years in business, Michel Gelobter jokes that he's headed for the clergy next. And why not? He's led Redefining Progress, been a professor at Rutgers, and run environmental quality
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Want to Help The Economy? Do Not Go Shopping (Too Much)
Apologies in advance if this turns into a rant, but I have to get something off my chest.
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Does Economic Growth Undermine Prosperity?
While some folks argue that "sustainable growth" doesn't have to be an oxymoron, others are adamant that it is time to take the notion of a no growth economy seriously. With the
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Sustainable Packaging Goes Beyond Size
When you buy a product, your decision drives a series of environmental impacts. Imagine the benefits if everyone
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Plastic Disclosure Project to Bring Transparency to Plastic Use At Corporate, Institutional Level
The perils of our culture's overuse of plastic have been well documented here at TreeHugger, as have suggestions for how to reduce consumption of plastic on an individual basis. But while we can avoid and find
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Farmers Who Kiss Pigs. And Other Important Stories.
When I was busy organizing our green wedding, the caterer worked with a local farmer to source sustainably reared pork. A friend then told me a story about that farmer—claiming that
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Cutting-Edge Animation & Video, Made in Off-Grid Treehouses (Video)
From anarchist bed and breakfasts to communal woodland dwellings, we've featured a fair few DIY, low impact communities in our time. One of the most common criticisms we hear of the crunchier end of hippy living is
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Life Inside a 7x12' Portable, Tiny House (Video)
From posting on the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company back in 2005 to announcing the birth of the first Tiny House Conference, TreeHugger has been following the growth of the tiny house movement with enthusiasm for years. But
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DIVE! The Dumpster Diving Movie Comes to DVD (With Minimal Packaging)
Image credit: DIVE! DIVE!, the documentary about living off America's trash has been making the rounds of the film festivals for some time now. It's even sparked a huge campaign to get Trader Joe's to stop wasting food. Now the show is coming to a
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Why Electric Cars and Car Clubs Are an Ideal Match. Maybe.
The early sales success of the Nissan Leaf is a sure sign that there is strong demand for real electric cars. But, as the recent field trials of the Mini E in England show, barriers still exist. Most notably upfront costs, and
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Demand for Low-Carbon Products Grows, Despite Recession
It's not just home wind turbines in the US that have seen strong sales, despite the recession. In the UK too we've seen the "ethical consumer" market grow 18%, bucking the economic downturn. And
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Banksy Supports Fellow Graffiti Artist
Earlier this month TreeHugger noted that a London graffiti artist named Tox had been convicted of criminal damage after a jury decided his art was vandalism.
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First-of-its-kind Survey Pinpoints San Francisco Bay Trash to McDonalds, 7-Eleven & Other Culprits
In the energy industry we well know that if you can't measure it, you can't manage it. Well the same is true when it comes to dealing with garbage in waterways. If you know where the trash is coming from, it may be
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"Share or Die" Gives Voice to Youth in Recession
From tool libraries to car clubs, much has been written about the rise in collaborative consumption. But, for many people, particularly young people struggling with a major economic meltdown, this is about much more than a new way of consuming
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The Whole Foods Parking Lot Rap (Video)
Anyone who has ever fought for a parking spot in Whole Foods, or bought 6 items and wondered where their money went, will now know they are not alone. Following in the footsteps of hardcore climate science rap, and vegan
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Is Consumerism a Mental Illness? (Video)
Earlier today I wrote about the conflict of being an environmentalist in a modern, market-driven world. And many a TreeHugger has warned about a cult of consumerism, even as our paychecks are made up from ad revenue. Now a new
